hygrophyte

English

Etymology

From hygro- (“moist”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪɡɹəʊfaɪt/

Noun

hygrophyte (plural hygrophytes)

1. (biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
   • 1907, Francis Cavers, Plant Biology: A Text-book of Elementary Botany Arranged for Modern Methods of Teaching:

     Between xerophytes and hygrophytes we find a great many intermediate forms (Mesophytes), comprising, in fact, the majority of British plants, which grow in meadows, pastures, cultivated fields, and in woods and plantations of deciduous trees (Beech, Oak, Birch, etc.).

Coordinate terms

• hydrophyte (plant that grows under water)

Derived terms

• hygrophytic

Translations

type of plant

• Dutch: hygrofyt (nl) m
• Finnish: kosteikkokasvi

French

Noun

hygrophyte f (plural hygrophytes)

1. hygrophyte